CELEBRATE A FANCY FEAST THIS THANKSGIVINGAntiques and Collectibles experts Ralph and Terry Kovel say Thanksgiving is an ideal holiday to honor family heirlooms and welcome family traditions into your feast.

News-Antique.com - Nov 30,-0001 - From carving the turkey to enjoying Grandma’s pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving observes many time-honored traditions. Since the early days of our country, family and friends have been gathering for great food, good conversation and a thankful celebration. And Thanksgiving is also the perfect holiday to honor family heirlooms and welcome past family generations into your feast. Tableware antiques and collectibles can dress up any table setting and add a part of family history to your holiday. From antique dishes to historic servingware, bring a little sentiment to your dinner table this holiday.

Experts Ralph and Terry Kovel, authors of Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List, say that Thanksgiving is a popular holiday for collectors and non-collectors to display antique tableware and family keepsakes. The dinner table can be where traditions are honored and family is remembered.

Here are some examples of the most popular and in-demand Thanksgiving pieces and collectible tableware according to the Kovels:
Large turkey figurines and turkey-shaped covered glass bowls. Many are being reproduced today but the originals date back to the 1930s.

Giftware pieces also dating back to the 1930s, such as salt and pepper shakers in the shape of Pilgrim men and women, Indian figurines and corn-shaped dishes.

Printed tablecloths with Thanksgiving themes dating back to the 1950s.

The Kovels can give your readers a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving by sharing how to enjoy antique tableware and decorations that have been around for decades.

About The Kovels
Ralph and Terry Kovel, hailed as the duke and duchess of the antiques world by PARADE magazine, have written more than 95 books about collecting, including the best-selling annual Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price List. The Kovels publish Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles, an award-winning newsletter, and write a syndicated weekly newspaper column distributed to more than 150 newspapers around the country. They appeared weekly on the HGTV program Flea Market Finds with the Kovels .Their popular website, kovels.com, offers free information and prices for antiques and collectibles. The Kovels’ latest book is Kovels’ Bottles Price List, 13th Edition ($16.95, Random House).